BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Former vice governor of south China's Hainan Province Ji Wenlin will face public prosecution for allegedly taking bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said in a statement Friday.

The People's Procuratorate of Tianjin City has completed probe into Ji's case and is initiating a public prosecution.

During his service in Sichuan, the Ministry of Public Security and Hainan, Ji took advantage of his posts to seek benefits for others, demanded and received a huge amount of bribes and should bear criminal responsibility for his wrongdoings, the indictment said.

Ji was suspected of serious legal and discipline violations, removed from office, and was placed under investigation by the disciplinary authorities in February, 2014.

He was also stripped of Party membership on July 2, 2014.

A native of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ji was born in 1966. He was elected vice governor of Hainan Province in January 2013.

Source: Xinhua, at http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-08/21/c_134542078.htm